Burnsville’s Crystal Lake had experienced a marked decrease in water quality conditions, partly due to algae blooms from excess phosphorus in runoff. The City educated residents in a select...
This is the #11 video in the “Protecting What You Love” series created by Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council. Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) is a native to Europe and Asia...
A collection of videos specific to Phragmites and how to distinguish native vs. invasive, methods of spread, management strategies and techniques, and the importance of early detection and rapid response.
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Coastal Wetland Restoration Success Stories
Great Lakes coastal wetlands exist in severely altered watersheds and landscapes that can result in degraded wetland conditions and management actions required to maintain biologically diverse...
Growing Sustainable Water Solutions Rain Gardens to the Rescue, Keep Growing Detroit
Video by Sam Wolson Photography + Media. This collaboration of Keep Growing Detroit, Sierra Club and Friends of The Rouge educates and enables residents to build rain gardens, water catchment systems...
Invasive Cattail Harvesting to Restore Marsh Biodiversity
A team of researchers based at the University of Michigan Biological Station is using a $500,000 federal grant to test a novel approach for restoring the biological diversity of Great Lakes coastal...
Little Things Big problems: Invasive Plants in Our Parks
National Parks are known for being beautiful natural native areas. What you may not know, threatening each of these national treasures are scores of invasive plants prepared to crowd out, smother,...
This two-part documentary takes viewers below the surface of the world’s largest freshwater ecosystem, discussing the non-native species of plants, fish, invertebrates and microscopic organisms that...
How to develop an invasive species restoration project This is a 2 part video series from Minnesota, but the information provided is applicable to all project development and was specifically...
How to develop an invasive species restoration project This is a 2 part video series from Minnesota, but the information provided is applicable to all project development and was specifically...
Presque Isle Coastal Wetland Restoration, Southern Lake Erie, PA
Ducks Unlimited and several partners are removing invasive Phragmites (common reed), replanting with native species, and monitoring the site before and after restoration.
This is the 10th video in the “Protecting What You Love” series created by Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council. Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) is an invasive wetland plant that is...
So, you’re interested in decreasing the size of your lawn. We can help. This article discusses several tried and true ways people remove lawn. From small patches to whole lawns–these techniques will...
This database contains multiple coastal resilience projects around the nation, including Living Shorelines for shoreline stabilization, habitat restoration, and floodplain management. Each project...
Friends of the Detroit River (FDR) received funding from NOAA to restore Stony Island. The project provides ecological outcomes specific to removing fish and wildlife Beneficial Use Impairments...
In the fight against Asian carp and other aquatic nuisance species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its project partners have turned to environmental DNA as a new fisheries tool. Environmental...
